Legal Opinion
Cox v. Peyton
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided September 18, 1968No. Civ. A. No. 68-C-37-DPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and JUDGMENT
DALTON, Chief Judge.
This cause comes before the court on a petition for habeas corpus filed in forma pauperis by Hancel Aaron Cox, a prisoner of the State of Virginia, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241.
Petitioner is presently serving a fifty year sentence following his conviction on December 2, 1965 in the Circuit Court of Henry County for rape.
Petitioner did not appeal his conviction, but did subsequently petition the state court for a writ of habeas corpus. The Henry County Circuit Court held a plenary hearing on June 20, 1967, whereupon it denied…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Carter v. PeytonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1966
3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. BurnettIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Perkins v. AdamsDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1971